Reflections
You Can Trash Talk All You Want But The World Continues To Use Microsoft Windows
During the past twenty years that I have been involved with computers, there are always several articles a year about how bad Windows is for your computer health. The trash talk is always the same, blah,blah, blah. It seems that the trash talking writers never have anything new to add. They love to blab about [...]
5 Tips For Email Etiquette Which Can Also Be Applied For Texting
‘LOOK AT THIS NOW’, ‘THE MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO YOU WILL EVER SEE!’, ‘IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE’. These are some of the email message I receive which usually from the same people. I have some friends and family members who spend way too much time on the Internet and seem to think that [...]
How Do Avoid Getting Scammed By Auto Mechanics
I am sure that everyone who reads has a horror story about getting scammed by unscrupulous auto mechanics. My story involves a car I once owned that was exhibiting a shuttering noise from the automatic transmission between 35mph to 45mph when going up a slight grade. I took the car into a transmission shop and [...]
Mom Tells 12 Year Old He Has Leukemia To Scam People For Donations
The cruelty of human beings will never cease to amaze me, but the case of a mom telling her son he has leukemia she can scam people for donations, hits a new low. In order to pull off her con, the mom was putting drugs into the child applesauce to make him appear lethargic. Every [...]
Arnold Wins Court Battle To Furlough California State Workers
As most of us are aware, California has been handling a difficult budget crisis, which at times has put the golden state some $20B in debt. In an effort to slow the bleeding of revenues, the governor of the state, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has taken the painful steps of furloughing state employees. But the states 200,000 [...]
Are Some Courts Jailing People To Collect Debts?
Though we no longer have debtor prisons, some courts appear to be acting as agents for collections agencies. In particular are cases that are coming from the court system in Yakima, Washington. This one jurisdiction seems to be issuing bench warrants for anyone who does not appear at a financial hearing. In a recent article [...]
Concussions In Sports – Can Anything Be Done To Stop This Type Of Injury?
It is rare that on any given Sunday, some player in the NFL, doesn’t get their bell rung. The number of concussions, not only in pro sports, but also in college and down to the high school levels have increased. In what is becoming a common practice for high school players, after several concussions, young [...]
How To Setup A Home Office On A Budget
As more and more of us chose to work from home, when possible, setting up a home office becomes a necessity. Once one gets tired working from a kitchen table or from a recliner, thoughts of having a real office takes shape. But before your run out and spend a ton of money furnishing your [...]
Microsoft vs Motorola – If You Can’t Beat Them Sue
Yesterday I wrote an article over at The Blade [here], in which I discussed why the Microsoft may have problems beating out their rivals from Apple and Google, in the smartphone technology sector. Microsoft has dropped to below 5% market share. But what I enjoyed reading was this comment from reader ‘fricfrac’ who stated the [...]
When Should You Change The Oil In Your Car?
During the past decade, car companies have extended the time and mileage when the oil in your car should be changed. According to some, the engine technology has improved as well as the oil itself, which accounts for the longer period in which we can go, before an oil change is due. Today I read [...]
